Phishing Calls – “Your Computer Has a Virus”

by Anthony on December 14, 2010

I’ve had a few strange phone calls lately. The first few said they were calling from Microsoft, the one I just had said he was calling from “PC Tech Support”. They’ve all been the same though. They always ask for me by name, too.

The caller, a very friendly fellow with an Indian accent, explains that my computer has a virus. When I asked how he knew this, he said that the “internet routing service” had shown suspicious internet traffic from my browser. He explained that when I visit websites like Google and Yahoo, software is automatically downloaded to my computer.

It’s kind of fun to let these guys rattle on for a while, and then tell them I don’t own a computer or any Rated Gamer Gear. Today’s was funny;